Novel ecosystems created by coal mines in central Queensland's Bowen Basin

Ecological Processes

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Erskine, Peter D ^a   Fletcher, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Completion criteria; Environmental conditions; Novel ecosystems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COAL; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

COAL MINING; COMPLETION CRITERION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MINING REHABILITATIONS; NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS; VEGETATION MONITORING;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINE; COAL MINING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND USE; PH; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL STABILIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; BOS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; POACEAE;

EID: 85012078410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21921709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2192-1709-2-33     Document Type: Article

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